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The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) is the oldest women’s sports organization in the country. The Association started in 1948 with a group of Texas ranch women who wanted to add a little color and femininity to the rough-and-tumble sport of rodeo. A major move at the time, 38 women met in a hotel in San Angelo, Texas, on February 28, 1948, to change the way they were being treated in the male-dominated world of rodeo.

Anthony’s metamorphosis from working within the arena to being the voice of professional rodeo stems from his passion for sharing his beloved lifestyle with others. He grew up traveling and working alongside his dad, ProRodeo Hall of Famer Tommy Lucia, who is famous for his specialty act Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey. Anthony picked up trick roping when he was 9 and learned to team rope, entering on friends’ horses when the opportunity arose. “If I wasn’t roping, I wanted to help in the announcer’s stand, or I did interviews.

Known for his impeccable humor and impressive dancing skills, Merritt is a rodeo clown favorite for fans of all ages. He started working with the PBR in 2014, and his popularity continues to grow with each performance. This globetrotter has performed in 48 states, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia! No matter where he travels to, Merritt finds ways to incorporate local flavor to cater each show to his audience.

Clay Heger is a professional bullfighter whose legacy outlives his 36 years on this Earth. He’s a second-generation bullfighter, carrying on the family business started by his father, Paul Heger, known as CC Gator.

The gasps from the crowd in the grandstands are audible. Emmanuel Lataste springs from the ground and does a flying summersault over a charging bull.

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Meet Dr. Blair Lybert, DVM:  Dr. Blair Lybbert spent his youth helping with his family’s horse-training business in Alberta, Canada, and later in Gainesville, TX.

He attended veterinary school at Texas A&M University after graduating from Brigham Young University in 2004 and relocated his family to Elko NV upon completion of a year-long equine-only internship at Retama Equine Hospital in San Antonio TX.

Piranha Productions, owned by Tommy Joe Lucia, has been integral with the Oakley Rodeo since 2022 overseeing the Jumbotron screens and ribbon boards. Piranha Productions works directly with The Cowboy Channel with the broadcast of the rodeo, coordinating with the arena director, sound director, and the announcer during the rodeo.

Tommy Joe Lucia and his team have over 5,000 events and 35 yrs of event management/production experience. Built by experience utilizing generalists, not specialists, the Piranha team does whatever it takes to provide an amazing product for your consumer.

Brad Narducci, Columbia Falls native, is a “fifth-generation rodeo guy,” but his path to the sport was unclear in his early years. Narducci rode steers as a boy, but grew out of being able to compete on bulls shortly thereafter. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do, so I just kind of floated around the rodeo scene for 10 years,” Narducci said. “Then it was the summer of 2009, we showed up to this bull riding (in West Glacier) and Pat came to me and said, ‘The announcer didn’t show up,’ and I said, ‘What are we going to do? Are we going to cancel the bull riding?’”